On the other side of fear is love.

I used to believe the opposite of love was hate but, I found it was fear. Hate was never there in the reasons why I felt or had certain thoughts, if anything it was just a scapegoat not to face the real reasons, which was fear. I believe we like to use the word hate so we don’t have to look inside ourselves for the real meaning of our feelings. I stayed in a marriage for too long, not because of hate, but absolute fear of the unknown. I stayed in jobs, which I might not have loved, but hate didn’t keep me, fear did because I was too afraid to leap for what I truly wanted. I have said yes to many things that I wanted to say no, but fear of what others might think of me made me say yes. We all find it easier to say I hate this person or this job, or whatever the scenario may be, but truly if you thought about it, do you really hate? Or is it fear? When I left my marriage I had to let go of fear and that is when I found love, love for myself. When I quit the job that no longer aligned with my morals and values, that is when I found freedom and inner power. When I started saying no to the things not right for me, is when I found peace. Fear robs us of our time, our energy, and leaves us stuck in a place where we pretend to hate. Releasing fear from our life brings us on the path to love, not just for ourselves but for everyone around us. It seems this world has become a place of fear, dividing us and only we can turn that around. Each one of us has a choice in how we want to live our life, in fear or love. How do you chose? Me, always love. XO-Rach